[PATCH v6 4/5] zram: validate parameters in each backend's setup_params
From: Haoqin Huang
Date: Tue Aug 04 2026 - 05:42:53 EST
From: Haoqin Huang <haoqinhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Dict and level parameters are silently accepted even for backends
that do not support them. Validate these parameters in each backend's
.setup_params() to reject unsupported combinations and out-of-range
levels with a specific error message.
Signed-off-by: Haoqin Huang <haoqinhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rongwei Wang <zigiwang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/block/zram/backend_842.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/block/zram/backend_deflate.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4.c | 6 +++++-
drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4hc.c | 12 +++++++++++-
drivers/block/zram/backend_lzo.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/block/zram/backend_lzorle.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/block/zram/backend_zstd.c | 7 ++++++-
7 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_842.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_842.c
index d9b8a6bba2cb..3846a04c69d7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_842.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_842.c
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ static void release_params_842(struct zcomp_params *params)
static int setup_params_842(struct zcomp_params *params)
{
+ if (params->dict_sz) {
+ pr_err("dictionary is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+ if (params->level != ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
+ pr_err("compression level is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_deflate.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_deflate.c
index ee26e6c9282f..f71b11bcac78 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_deflate.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_deflate.c
@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ static void deflate_release_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
static int deflate_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
{
- if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET)
+ if (params->dict_sz) {
+ pr_err("dictionary is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
+ if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
params->level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
+ } else if (params->level < Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION ||
+ params->level > Z_BEST_COMPRESSION) {
+ pr_err("invalid compression level %d\n", params->level);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (params->deflate.winbits == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
params->deflate.winbits = DEFLATE_DEF_WINBITS;
} else {
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4.c
index 6d58956ed5b2..1e28104ad964 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4.c
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ static int lz4_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
LZ4_stream_t *dict_stream;
int ret;
- if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET)
+ if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
params->level = LZ4_ACCELERATION_DEFAULT;
+ } else if (params->level < LZ4_ACCELERATION_DEFAULT) {
+ pr_err("invalid compression level %d\n", params->level);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
if (!params->dict || !params->dict_sz)
return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4hc.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4hc.c
index c0c3715087c8..d8aa01bb258f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4hc.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lz4hc.c
@@ -22,8 +22,18 @@ static void lz4hc_release_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
static int lz4hc_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
{
- if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET)
+ if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
params->level = LZ4HC_DEFAULT_CLEVEL;
+ } else if (params->level < 1 || params->level > LZ4HC_MAX_CLEVEL) {
+ /*
+ * Use < 1 rather than < LZ4HC_MIN_CLEVEL here because
+ * LZ4HC_compress_generic() only clamps levels below 1
+ * (levels 1 and 2 are valid). LZ4HC_MIN_CLEVEL (3) is
+ * advisory and not enforced by the library.
+ */
+ pr_err("invalid compression level %d\n", params->level);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzo.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzo.c
index 84330dea6af5..d83f92cf757c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzo.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzo.c
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ static void lzo_release_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
static int lzo_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
{
+ if (params->dict_sz) {
+ pr_err("dictionary is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+ if (params->level != ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
+ pr_err("compression level is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzorle.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzorle.c
index b3b03a008b64..1b120d062c92 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzorle.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_lzorle.c
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ static void lzorle_release_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
static int lzorle_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
{
+ if (params->dict_sz) {
+ pr_err("dictionary is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+ if (params->level != ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
+ pr_err("compression level is not supported\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/backend_zstd.c b/drivers/block/zram/backend_zstd.c
index fb61acdaef67..08da3810cffd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/backend_zstd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/backend_zstd.c
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ static int zstd_setup_params(struct zcomp_params *params)
return -ENOMEM;
params->drv_data = zp;
- if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET)
+ if (params->level == ZCOMP_PARAM_NOT_SET) {
params->level = zstd_default_clevel();
+ } else if (params->level < zstd_min_clevel() ||
+ params->level > zstd_max_clevel()) {
+ pr_err("invalid compression level %d\n", params->level);
+ goto error;
+ }
zp->cprm = zstd_get_params(params->level, PAGE_SIZE);
--
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